Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16048
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16048 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near DH2 1LY
Crime trends · near DH2 1LY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
41
YoY +32%
ASB
24
YoY +71%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -33%
Burglary
2
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
26
YoY +62%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
112
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,455
White Brit.97.3%
+ other · 2.7%
Religion
Total residents: 2,452
Christian50.6%
No religion44.2%
Not answered3.9%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,470
35–4920.3%
50–6419.7%
25–3415.7%
65–7411.4%
75–846.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
Total households: 1,131
Other17.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.4%
Any member 66+12.0%
All members 66+9.6%
+ 6 other households · 32.9%
Administrative Information
County Durham
Local Authority
Council Area
North Durham E14001389
Constituency
E14001389
Durham
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Pelton
Constituency code
E14001389
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Pelton
International Territorial Level
County Durham
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Northern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
County Durham
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
County Durham 005D E01020617
E01020617
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
County Durham 005 E02004291
E02004291
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
County Durham 005D E01020617
E01020617
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
County Durham 005 E02004291
E02004291
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:08 AM
Sunrise
7:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:08 AM
Sunset (today)
7:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DH2 1LY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 16048
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020617 and MSOA E02004291 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DH2 1LY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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